Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-30
SOLDIERS HOME.
The Board of Managers in
the City.
OFFERS OF MANY SITES,
Which are to be Inspected To-
day by the National Com
mittee.

ing and waiting upon the managers OF
the Soldiers Home, was obi ged to
wait almost a whole day yesterday be-
fore the train bearing the long ex-
pected visitors arrived. The first
dispatch which was received stated
that the managers would arrive here
at l O'Clock yesterday afternoon and
the committee met and arranged that
lunch should be served shorty after
the arrival. A later dispatch, how
ever, stated that the train would not
leave Santa Barbara until nearly II
o'clock, and in that case it would
reach here at 4. A committee, con-
sisting OF j. Frankenfeld, w. IL.
Bonsall and Colonel IL. II. Boyce,
had gone to Newhall to meet the spe-
ciaf train and to try and induce the
managers to stay over at least two
days and visit the sites proposed.
At half-past three o'clock the gen.
eral committee met at the Board Of
Trade rooms and was driven in car
riages to the Southern Pacific depot
General Miles accompanied the party.
which numbered fifteen OF the most
prominent gentlemen Of the city. AT
the depot the reception committee was
enlarged by the arrival OF others who
were interested in having the branch
Home given TO this county. This time
the train was on time and at o'clock
exactly it stopped in 'front.' of the depot,
where a long line of carriages stood in
waiting. The first to emerge from the
train were the gentlemen from this
city who went to Newhall to meet the
managers, and following these, in the
order named, were General William
b. Franklin and wife, of Hartford,
Conn. General James S. Negley and
wife, Pittsburg; Colonel Leonard A.
Harris, Cincinnati, Ohio; General
John A. Martin, Kansas; General
Martin T. Mcmahon, New Y ork City;
General j. G. Black and wife, Wash
ington, ID. c.; General Thomas w.
Hyde and wife, Bath, Me-; General
William J.. Sewell, Camden, n. j. !;
Captain John l.. Mitchell and wife,
Milwaukee, Wis; Colonel f. +.
Brown, Dayton, Ohio; Captain J. M.
Birmingham, Hartford, Conn. Cap
tain VIM. Blanding, San Francisco;
Mrs. A. G. Alden, New York.
AS expeditiously as possible the
CUES were placed in carriages and
driven to the Nadeau House, and
from there over portion OF the city.
1t was too late in the day to think
of holding meeting, Us had been ex-
pected, or of arranging a reception,
and the drive was necessarily short
owing to the darkness which soon
began to settle over the city. At 6
O'Clock the party re-eEtered the
Nadeau and it's members were shown
to their rooms, from whence shortly
afterward they emerged TO partake of
the dinner which had been prepared.
After dinner an hour and half was
spent in conversation in the parlors.
Quite number OF prominent citizens
were present, among whom were no
ted the following: Mayor Workman,
Judge Van Dyke, A. Willhartitz, w.
H. Bonsall, i. FrankenGeld, j. w.
Green, Lieutenant Barnes, Judge Il.
NJ. Widney, J. b. Busthwell, Col. J j.
Aver, Col. Vernan, E. E. Hall, Col.
II. II. Boyce, Col. Otis, General
Miles, Eugene German and A. M.
Lawrence.
;At9P. NJ, the president, General
Franklin, called the meeting to order,
and in a pointed business manner
stated that the Commission was here
under the direction Of the government
to select location for a branch Of the
Soldiers National Home, for the found
ing of which $3.50, 600 had been appro-
priated.
''This amount" he said, twas, as
matter of course, but drop in the
bucket, and would, at most, only be
sufficient to place the building. We
shall depend upon the donations OF
the citizens of California for the
grounds, and any further assistance in
the work that they may see fit to do.
We are here, as you know, to receive
any propositions you may make. L
know it has been said that it is poor
thing for the United States to do, but
we shall not say as to that. but allow
YOU to answer, for it is purely a volun-
tary act on your part, whatever you
may do. We do not wish to hear any
thing descriptive OF your climate or
your advantages over any section.
We have seen for ourselves, and only
care to consider purely business propo-
sitions, which must be in writing. We
are willing to put ourselves in your
hands and at your disposal Tor
twenty-four hours"
The Chair here declared the COM
b. .rxyfa
tons and suggested that it might be
we'll to transact the business with
closed doors. General Black objected,
stating that heretofore all propositions
were made public and reporters were
allowed to take such notes as they
saw fit, and he did not think that they
should exclude any one here in Los
Angeles. -.
Mr.. Bonsall also objected to having
the meeting private. He stated that
he himself had four propositions to
offer, but that he wished to make
them open and public, that others
might have an equal chance. The
gentleman stated that the citizens
wanted the Home in Los Angeles
county and they would sacrifice per-
sonal interests to secure it. Several
other citizens expressed themselves in
a similar manner.
Judge Van Dyke, on behalf OF SEN
ator Jones, offered the first PROPOSE
ton, which was as follows: The Cen
tenalla-Inglewood Company would
give three hundred acres Of
the Santa Monica Rancho, valued at
$500 per acre, for SEQ, 900 and dona-
ton Of $40, 900, and the citizens OF Los
Angeles and vicinity $4,000, which
would make the land free donation.
The tract lies fourteen miles from Los
Angeles, and four and half miles
from Santa Monica.
The following sealed propositions
were submitted:
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